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2429 W Madison St

United Center, Chicago IL 60612 16132030100000 4 units · 2004

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model predicts a high risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in United Center — not a forecast
At or below average
avg 2.1
1
FewerMore

This building has 1 building violations (7y), at or below the United Center average of 2.1.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built2004
Stories
Building area6,324 sq ft
Property class212
PIN (Cook County parcel)16132030100000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
7243 N Western Ave

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Initial analysis

The four-unit building at 2429 W Madison St in Chicago's United Center neighborhood, owned by 2429 W MADISON LLC, was constructed in 2004 and has maintained a relatively clean record over the past seven years, with only one building code violation noted in September 2019 related to a complaint-driven inspection that remains unresolved as of October 2023. The property has generated 16 311 service requests during this period, with the most recent issues occurring in December 2025, including complaints about missed garbage pick-ups and garbage cart maintenance, though both matters were subsequently closed. The building's service request history shows a pattern of neighborhood-related concerns rather than building-specific issues, including multiple reports of abandoned vehicles (June and October 2025), a graffiti removal request (October 2025), and a vacant lot cleaning request (May 2025). Notably, there was one environmental complaint about illegal dumping in 2017, which was investigated and found to be valid, with resolution occurring in August 2017. While the building has experienced some maintenance and neighborhood service issues, particularly related to waste management, the overall number of violations and complaints is relatively low for a multi-unit residential building of this age.

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Risk rating

How 2429 W Madison St's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of Chicago code enforcement data — building violations, 311 complaint history, environmental enforcement, and owner track records. It estimates the probability that the City of Chicago will find a code violation at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Lower risk — safer than most nearby

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Typical — about average for the neighborhood

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Higher risk — riskier than most nearby

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
22ndpercentile

Out of 300 buildings in this neighborhood, 234 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
37%
No code
violation
63%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

Location

Precise location is a proxy for area-level risk — some Chicago zip codes have systematically higher code-enforcement activity.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 63%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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2429 W Madison St event timeline

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2026
311 Request Jul 18
Sanitation Code Violation

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